Leaders

Serdar Berdimuhamedow

Who leads Turkmenistan? Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Turkmenistan

Record & power

Record score	53
Power score	45

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Maintained gas-revenue stability and permanent neutrality through regional turmoil.
TAPI pipeline inches forward; Galkynysh gas field expansion continues.
No independent media; forced labor concerns persist in the cotton harvest.
China is the main gas buyer and economic lifeline; Russia and Iran take the rest.

Other leaders

Faure Gnassingbé Anutin Charnvirakul Emomali Rahmon Xanana Gusmão Fatafehi Fakafānua Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Turkmenistan Rankings

Across the Bureau

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